Maria's Running Blog

Week starting Nov 11, 2007

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8 Women

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Location:

London,UK

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Collegiate: 100m - 13.2 (1985) 200m - 27.0 (indoors, 1989) 400m - 62.3 (indoors, 1989) Post-Collegiate: 5K - 21:37 (1998) 5mi - 35:15 (1998) 10K - 45:04 (1998) 15K - 1:11:36 (2006) 20K - 1:35:34 (2006) Half - 1:42:03 (2007) Marathon - 3:37:04 (Cal International, 2000)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Rebuild my fitness after a bout of PE (pulmonary embolism). Get my weekly mileage in the 35-40 range.

Long-Term Running Goals:

My ultimate goal in running is to come as close to my potential as possible given complete lack of talent. It would be fantastic to break 3hrs in the marathon, but I don't know whether this is possible. My age is going to become a factor very soon, if not already. All I can do is try, train hard and smart, and hope for the best.

Personal:

I was born in Moscow, Russia in '68, where I started running sprint events in '83. I moved to the US (NYC area) in '91 and didn't run again till '96 when I discovered road racing scene. I was hooked after my first 5K race. I had another break in running from '01-'04 and decided to seriously get back into it in August of '05. I'm married and have 14 year old daughter. I have moved to London in August '06, will probably stay here for a few years.

Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel Nimbus 9 Lifetime Miles:						293.30
Mizuno Wave Rider 9 (3) Lifetime Miles:						296.83
Adidas Supernova Cushion (2) Lifetime Miles:						293.25
Asics DS Trainer XI Lifetime Miles:						134.68
Saucony Fastwitch Endurance Lifetime Miles:						120.98

Totals
Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
9.90	3.60	0.00	0.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.20

Tue, Nov 13, 2007
Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
3.50	3.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.10
Did first up-tempo run in more than a month. It wasn't pretty, but better than it could have been. I warmed up for 15 min. and then ran 30 min. at moderately hard effort. Garmin was working, but I only looked at it occasionally and ran by effort. My pace started at 8:30 which was pathetic, but then it started coming down without extra effort from me. I ended up with 8:17 average by the end, which is about right for my current level. Ran easy 1.7 mi. to cool down. Total time: 1:00:55 (8:34 pace avg.)
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Fri, Nov 16, 2007
Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.40	0.00	0.00	0.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.10
Easy 7 with 10x100m strides. It was cold! Wore tights, long sleeve, jacket, gloves and fleece headband - the most I wore on the run this fall! Still, with all this clothing, didn't break a sweat until 3 miles. At least it was calm and dry, and I'm thankful for that. But the temps are only few degrees above freezing, it's pretty cold for London. And we are going toBudapest for the weekend which is even colder. Total time: 1:03:22 (8:55 pace).
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Totals
Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
9.90	3.60	0.00	0.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.20